Biographical Sketch
Mark H. Forsyth Ph.D. Professor of Biology. William and Mary
Integrated Science Center. Williamsburg, VA 23187
Phone: (757) 221-2489, FAX: (757) 221-6483
E-mail: mhfors@wm.edu
Homepage: http://faculty.wm.edu/mhfors/
Education:
University of Connecticut. 1991.Ph.D (Pathobiology). Mentor: Mark E. Tourtellotte Ph.D.
University of Maine 1982 B.A. (Zoology).
Academic Positions:
8/2019 – Present-Professor. Department of Biology, William & Mary
9/2006 – 8/2019-Associate Professor. Department of Biology, William & Mary
8/2014-8/2015. Visiting Research Associate Professor. Department of
Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases. Vanderbilt University Medical
Center. (Sabbatical)
9/2007– 5/2008. Visiting Scientist. Department of Molecular Cellular and
Developmental Biology. University of California-Santa Barbara (Sabbatical).
8/2000 – 8/2006. Assistant Professor. Biology, William & Mary.
2/1999 – 8/2000. Research Assistant Professor. Dept. of Medicine/Division of
Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University.
9/1995 - 1/1999. Post Doctoral Research Fellow. Laboratory of Dr. Timothy L.
Cover. Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University.
5/1991 -8/1995. Post Doctoral Research Fellow. Laboratory of Steven J. Geary.
Dept. of Pathobiology, The University of Connecticut.
Honors and Awards:
- Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence. William & Mary 2014
- Honorary Grand Marshal. 2012 William & Mary Commencement
(student selected honor).
- English-Stonehouse Associate Professor of Biology (2 year Term). William &
Mary. 2011.
- Thomas Jefferson Award-Teaching. 2010. William & Mary
- Dorman Family Distinguished Professorship (3 year term). 2009.
- 9th Annual SPIRE (Seeding Post Doctoral fellows In Research & Education)
Distinguished Scholar. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2009.
- The Alumni Fellowship Award for Excellence in Teaching. 2006.
William and Mary
- Grace J. Blank Teaching Award. 2002 & 2004. Biology Department.
William and Mary.
Courses Taught:
- Microbiology with Lab,
- Mechanisms of Bacterial Symbioses
- Microbial Pathogenesis
- Phage Genome Research Initiative.
- Human Microbiota (co-taught with Dr. Beverly Sher).
Other Teaching Activities:
Undergraduate Honors students in Biology:
2018-2019: June Kim
2017-2018: Anna Kenan and Jiajia Chen
2016-2017: Danielle Horridge and Kexin Fan
2015-2016: Catherine Acio
2011-2012: Samuel E. Harvey.
2006-2007: Kenneth DeFontes III & Alexandra Sledd.
2005-2006: Jeffrey H. Burkett, Jennifer M. DeCuir, & Christopher B. Ford.
2004-2005: Andrew C. Goodwin and Lisa M. McGinnis
2003-2004. Shannon L. McNulty, Allison A. Markowsky, and Courtney E. Terry.
2002-2003; Laura J. Terry and Beth M. Mole.
Masters Thesis Research Students
2012. Monique Bennett.
2011. Kevin Leslie.
2009. Stephen Cole. (Jointly supervised with Dr. Ashley Haines)
2009. Vanessa Quinlan-Repassi.
2008. Daniel Hallinger
2007. Alexander Gunderson (jointly supervised with Dr. John P. Swaddle)
2007. George W. Liechti
2004 - Rachel Horak (jointly supervised with Dr. Cindy Van Dover)
2003 - Justine Whitaker (jointly supervised with Dan Cristol)
Governors School of Science and Technology (High School) - Research
Mentoring
2016-2017. Abbigail Menge
2015-2016. Allison Begley
2013-2014. Edward J. Choi
Grant Funding:
Regulatory Mechanisms of Outer Membrane Protein Expression in Helicobacter
pylori. AI133470. R15. National Institutes of Health (NIAID). $412,542.00. 12/2018
- 11/2021
Evolution of a bacterial genome encoding increased virulence: the genomics of
Helicobacter pylori isolates lacking the cag pathogenicity island. R15, National
Institutes of Health (NIAID). $ 345,999.00. AI053062-04. (NIAID) 2012-2015.
Signal Transduction Pathways and Networks in the Gastric Pathogenic Bacterium,
Helicobacter pylori. R15, National Institutes of Health (NIAID). $208,613. AI053062-
03. (NIAID) 2009-2012.
Signal Transduction Response in Helicobacter pylori-renewal. R15, National
Institutes of Health (NIAID). $211,060. AI053062-02. (NIAID). 2006-2009.
Signal Transduction Response in Helicobacter pylori. R15, National Institutes of
Health. $133,750. AI053062-01. (NIAID) 2003-2006.
Comparative Genomics of Virulent and Avirulent Strains of the Gastric Pathogenic
Bacterium, Helicobacter pylori. Commonwealth Health Research Board. $35,000.
2004-2005.
A Comparative Genomic Approach to Genetic Diversity Among Virulent and
Avirulent Helicobacter pylori Isolates. The Jeffress Memorial Trust. 2001 –2003.
$ 41,675.
Publications: (1-W&M undergraduate, 2-W&M graduate student, 3-High
School Student, #-W&M faculty/staff colleague, - indicates shared first authorship
and equal contributions.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
35. Anders KR, Barekzi N, Best AA, Frederick GD, Mavrodi DV, Vazquez E; SEA-
PHAGES, Amoh NYA1, Baliraine FN, Buchser WJ#, Cast TP, Chamberlain CE,
Chung HM, D'Angelo WA, Farris CT, Fernandez-Martinez M, Fischman HD,
Forsyth MH, Fortier AG, Gallo KF, Held GJ, Lomas MA, Maldonado-Vazquez
NY, Moonsammy CH, Namboote P, Paudel S, Polley SM, Reyes GM, Rubin MR,
Saha MS#, Stukey J, Tobias TD, Garlena RA, Stoner TH, Cresawn SG, Jacobs-
Sera D, Pope WH, Russell DA, Hatfull GF. Genome Sequences of
Mycobacteriophages Amgine, Amohnition, Bell96, Cain, DarthP, Hammy,
Krueger, Last Hope, Peanam, PhelpsODU, Phrank, SirPhilip, SLmphazie, and
Unicorn. Genome Announc. 2017 Dec.7;5(49). pii: e01202-17. doi:
10.1128/genomeA.01202-17. PMID: 29217790.
34. Bonilla JA, Isern S, Findley AM, Klyczek KK, Michael SF, Saha M.S. #,
Buchser W.J. #, Forsyth MH, Paudel S.2, Gissendanner CR, Wiedemeier AMD,
Alonzo FL; University of Wisconsin–River Falls SEA-PHAGES; Florida Gulf
Coast University SEA-PHAGES; University of Louisiana–Monroe SEA-
PHAGES; William & Mary SEA-PHAGES, Garlena RA, Russell DA, Pope WH,
Cresawn SG, Jacobs-Sera D, Hatfull GF. 2017. Genome Sequences of 19
Rhodococcus erythroplolis CLuster CA Phages. Genome Announc. 2017 Dec
7;5(49). pii: e01201-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01201-17. PMID: 29217789
33. Bullock, K., Shaffer, C., Ousman S., Forsyth MH, McClain M., and T.L. Cover.
2017. Genetic signatures for Helicobacter pylori strains of West African origin.
PLoS ONE. Nov 29;12(11):e0188804. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188804.
eCollection 2017.
32. Horridge, D.N. 1, Begley, A.A. 3, Kim, J. 1, Aravindan, N. 1, Fan, K1. and
M.H. Forsyth. 2017. Outer Inflammatory Protein A (OipA) of Helicobacter
pylori is Regulated by Host Cell Contact and Mediates CagA Translocation and
Interleukin-8 Response Only in the Presence of a Functional cag Pathogenicity
Island Type IV Secretion System. Pathogens and Disease. (75)8: 30 Nov. 2017.
31. Acio-Pizzarello C.R.1, Acio, A.A.1, Choi E.J.1,3, Bond K.1, Kim J1, Kenan
A.C.1, Chen J.1 & M.H. Forsyth. 2017. Determinants of the Regulation of
Helicobacter pylori Adhesins Include Repeat Sequences in Both Promoter and
Coding regions as well as the Two Component System, ArsRS. J. Med.
Microbiol. 66:798-807.
30. Krishna U, Romero-Gallo J, Suarez G, Azah A, Krezel AM, Varga MG, Forsyth
MH, Peek RM Jr. 2016. Genetic Evolution of a Helicobacter pylori Acid
Sensing Histidine Kinase and Gastric Disease. J. Infect. Dis. 214:644-648.
29. Carpenter BM, West AL, Gancz H., Servetas SL, Pich OQ, Gilbreath JJ,
Hallinger D.R. 2, Forsyth MH, Merrell DS, Michel SL. 2015. Crosstalk between
the HpArsRS two-component system and HpNikR is necessary for maximal
activation of urease transcription. Front. Microbiol. 6:558.
28. Harvey V.C.1 , Acio C.R.1 , Bredehoft A K.1, Zhu L.1, Hallinger D. R.2,
Quinlivan-Repasi V.2, Harvey S. E.1, & M. H. Forsyth. 2014. Repetitive
sequence variations in the promoter region of the adhesin encoding gene sabA of
Helicobacter pylori affect transcription. J. Bacteriol. 196:3421-3429.
27. Hallinger D.R. 2, J. Romero-Gallo, R.M. Peek Jr., & M. H. Forsyth. 2012.
Polymorphisms of the acid sensing histidine kinase gene arsS in Helicobacter
pylori populations from anatomically distinct gastric sites.
Microbial Pathogenesis. 53:227-233.
26. Pope WH, Ferreira CM, Jacobs-Sera D, Benjamin RC, Davis AJ, Dejong RJ,
Elgin SC, Guilfoile FR, Forsyth MH, Harris AD, Harvey SE1, Hughes LE,
Hynes PM, Jackson AS1, Jalal MD, MacMurray E.A.2, Manley CM,
McDonough MJ1, Mosier JL, Osterbann LJ, Rabinowitz HS, Rhyan CN, Russell
DA, Saha M.S. #, Shaffer CD, Simon SE, Sims EF, Tovar IG, Weisser EG, Wertz
JT, Weston-Hafer KA, Williamson KE, Zhang B, Cresawn SG, Jain P, Piuri M,
Jacobs WR Jr, Hendrix RW, Hatfull GF. 2011. Cluster K Mycobacteriophages:
Insights into the Evolutionary Origins of Mycobacteriophage TM4. PLoS One.
2011;6(10):e26750. Epub 2011 Oct 28.
25. Pope, W., (Authors)~180 Perz, A1, Whelan, H. 1, Walton, J. 1, Jackson, A. 1,
Harvey, S1, McDonough M1., Forsyth, MH, Saha, M. #, Williamson K. #et al.
2011. Expanding the diversity of mycobacteriophages: Insights into genome
architecture and evolution. PLoS One. 2011 Jan 27;6(1):e16329.
PMID: 21298013.
24. Gunderson A.R.2, Forsyth M.H., and J.P. Swaddle#. 2009. Evidence that
plumage bacteria influence feather coloration and body condition of a passerine.
Journal of Avian Biology 40:440-447.
23. Goodwin A.C.1 , Weinberger D. M.1 , Ford C.B.2, Nelson J.E.1, Snider
J.D.1, Hall J.D. 1, Paules C.I. 1, Peek R.M. Jr., and M. H. Forsyth. 2008.
Expression of the Helicobacter pylori adhesin SabA is controlled via phase
variation and the ArsRS signal transduction system. Microbiology. 154:2231-
2240.
22. Gunderson A.2, Frame A.1, Swaddle J.P.#, and M.H. Forsyth. 2008. Role of
Melanin in bacterial degradation of avian Feathers: Is it Really So Black and
White. J. Avian Biol. 39:539-545.
21. Terry C.E.1, McGinnis L.M.1, Madigan K.C.1, Cao P., Cover T. L., Liechti
G.W. 2, Peek R. M. Jr., and M.H. Forsyth. 2005. Genomic Comparison of cag
Pathogenicity Island (PAI)-Positive and –Negative Helicobacter pylori Strains:
Identification of Novel Markers for cag PAI-Positive Strains. Infect. Immun.
73:3794-3798.
20. Whitaker J. M. 2, Cristol D.A. #, and M. H. Forsyth. 2005. Prevalence and
Genetic Diversity of Bacillus licheniformis in Avian Plumage. J. Field
Ornithol. 76:265-271.
19. Cristol D.A.#, Armstrong J. L.1, Whitaker J. M.2, and M. H. Forsyth. 2005.
Feather Degrading Bacteria Do Not Affect Feathers on Captive Northern
Cardinals. Auk. 122:222-230.
18. Shannon L. McNulty1 , Beth M. Mole1 , D. Dailidiene, I. Segal, O. Secka, R.
A. Adegbola, J. E. Thomas, Erik M. Lenarcic1, R. M. Peek, Jr., D. E. Berg, M.
H. Forsyth. 2004. Novel 180bp and 480 bp Insertion/Deletions Associated with
African and African-American Strains of Helicobacter pylori. J. Clin. Microbiol.
42:5658-5663.
17. Loh J. T., Forsyth M. H., and T. L. Cover. 2004. Growth Phase
Regulation of flaA Expression in Helicobacter pylori is luxS Dependent.
Infect. Immun. 72:5506-5510.
16. McGowan C. C., Necheva A., Blaser M. J., Forsyth M. H., and T. L. Cover.
2003. Promoter Structure of Helicobacter pylori genes Transcribed under Low
pH Conditions. Mol. Microbiol. 48:1225-1239.
15. Forsyth M. H., Cao, P., Garcia, P. P. #, Hall, J. D. 1, and T. L. Cover. 2002.
Genome-Wide Transcriptional Profiling in a Histidine Kinase Mutant of
Helicobacter pylori Identifies Members of a Regulon. J. Bacteriol. 184:4630-
4635.
14. Forsyth M.H., and T. L. Cover. 2000. Intercellular communication in
Helicobacter pylori : luxS is essential for the production of an extracellular
signaling molecule. Infect. Immun. 68:3193-3199.
13. Peek, Jr., R. M., M. J. Blaser, D. J. Mays, M. H. Forsyth, T. L. Cover, S. Y.
Song, U. Krishna, and J. A. Pietenpol. 1999. Helicobacter pylori strain-specific
genotypes in modulation of the gastric epithelial cell cycle. Cancer Res. 59:6124-
6131.
12. Forsyth M. H., and T. L. Cover. 1999. Mutational analysis of the vacA
promoter provides insight into gene transcription in Helicobacter pylori. J.
Bacteriol. 181:2261-2266.
11. Goh, M. S., T. S. Gorton, M.H. Forsyth, K. E. Troy, and S. J. Geary. 1998.
Molecular and biochemical analysis of a 105 kDa Mycoplasma gallisepticum
cytadhesin (GapA). Microbiology 144:2971-2978.
10. Forsyth M. H., J.C. Atherton, M.J. Blaser, and T. L. Cover. 1998. Heterogeneity
in levels of vacuolating cytotoxin gene (vacA ) transcription among Helicobacter
pylori strains. Infect. Immun. 66:3088-3094.
9. Cao, P., M. S. McClain, M.H. Forsyth, and T. L. Cover 1998. Extracellular
release of antigenic proteins by Helicobacter pylori. Infect. Immun.
66:2984-2986.
8. Karita, M., M. Etterbeek, M.H. Forsyth, M. K. R. Tummuru, and M.J. Blaser.
1997. Characterization of the Helicobacter pylori dapE gene; a conditionally
lethal dapE - mutant and the implications for treatment and a vaccine.
Infect. Immun. 65:4158-4164.
7. Frasca, S., L. Hinckly, M.H. Forsyth, T. S. Gorton, S. J. Geary, and H.J. Van
Kruiningen. 1997. Conjunctivitis and episcleritis in a European Starling
(Sturnus vulgaris ) associated with a novel mycoplasma, Mycoplasma sturni.
J. Wildlife Dis. 33:336-339.
6. Forsyth, M.H., J. G. Tully, S. Frasca, L. Hinckley, T. S. Gorton, H. J. Van
Kruiningen, and S.J. Geary. 1996. Mycoplasma sturni sp. nov., from the
conjuntiva of a European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Int. J. Systematic Bacteriol.
46:716-719.
5. Forsyth, M.H., and S.J. Geary. 1996. The repetitive element, Rep MP 1, of
Mycoplasma pneumoniae exists as a core element within a larger repetitive
mosaic. J. Bacteriol. 178: 917-921.
4. Forsyth, M.H., S. Saoud, and S.J. Geary. 1995. Cloning and transcriptional
analysis of the genes for the class II topoisomerase, DNA gyrase, of Mycoplasma
gallisepticum. Gene 163:161-162.
3. Geary, S.J., M.H. Forsyth, S. Saoud, D. E. Berg, G. Wang, and C.M. Berg. 1994.
Random amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting of Mycoplasma
gallisepticum. Mol. Cell. Probes. 8:311-316.
2. Geary, S.J., J. A. Ryan, M.H. Forsyth, and G.V. Sasseville. 1993. Development
of monoclonal antibodies for the detection of mycoplasma infection and
contamination. Mol.and Cell. Probes 7:133-138.
1. Forsyth, M.H., M. E. Tourtellotte, and S.J. Geary. 1992. Localization of an
immunodominant 64 kDa lipoprotein (LP 64) in the membrane of
Mycoplasma gallisepticum and its role in cytadherence.
Mol. Microbiol. 6:2099-2106.
Book Chapter:
Geary, S.J., and M.H. Forsyth. 1996. PCR: random amplified polymorphic
DNA fingerprinting. in Molecular and Diagnostic Procedures in
Mycoplasmology Vol. 2, Chapter A8. 81-85. J.G. Tully and S. Razin eds.
Academic Press, New York.
Contributions to Other Publications:
1. Pope WH, Bowman CA, Russell DA, Jacobs-Sera D, Asai DJ, Cresawn SG,
Jacobs WR, Hendrix RW, Lawrence JG, Hatfull GF; Science Education Alliance
Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science; Phage
Hunters Integrating Research and Education; Mycobacterial Genetics Course
2015. Whole genome comparison of a large collection of bacteriophages reveals a
continuum of phage genetic diversity. . ELife. 2015. Apr 28;4:e06416. doi:
10.7554/eLife.06416. PMID:25919952. M.H. Forsyth was a member of a >2500
member collaborator team involved in this study.
e) Invited scholarly papers and talks: (since 2000)
14-Unversity of West Florida, Dept. of Biology. Sept. 2018.
13-Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Sept. 2017.
12- Texas A&M University. Dept. of Genetics. Sept 2016.
11-Vanderbilt University Medical Center. July 2014.
10- North Carolina State University – Raleigh, NC. March 15, 2012.
9- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. April 27, 2009.
8- College of William & Mary. Graduate Research Symposium. March 27, 2009.
7- University of California at Santa Barbara. March 6, 2007.
6- Department of Pathobiology. University of Connecticut. October 26, 2006.
5- Virginia Institute of Marine Studies. Gloucester, VA. October 6, 2006.
4- Department of Biology, University of Richmond. Richmond, VA. November
14, 2005.
3- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University
of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. October 31, 2005.
2- Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, Medical College of Georgia,
Augusta, Georgia. April 15, 2005.
1- Department of Biological Sciences. Old Dominion
University, Norfolk, VA October 23, 2003.
f) Contributed scholarly papers and talks (Presentations at national
meetings since arrival at William and Mary in 2000).
1- W&M undergraduate, 2-W&M graduate student, 3- high school
student, #-W&M faculty colleague:
33. D. Horridge1, A. Begley3, K. Fan, J1. Kim, and M. H. Forsyth. Outer
Inflammatory Protein A in cag Pathogenicity Island Negative and Positive
Strains of Helicobacter pylori. Microbe. Amer. Soc. for Microbiology New
Orleans. 2017.
32. Catherine Acio1, Abigail Acio1, Kimberly Bond1, and M.H. Forsyth.
Repetitive Promoter Sequence Variations and ArsRS Two-Component Signal
Transduction Affect Transcription of Adhesin-Encoding Genes in Helicobacter
pylori. Amer. Soc. for Microbiology. May 2016. Boston MA.
31. Monique Bennett2 and M.H. Forsyth. ArsS Isoforms as a means to adapt to
altered environments by Helicobacter pylori. Amer. Soc. for Microbiology.
Boston MA. May 2014.
30. Vivian K. Cooper1, Laurence Zhu1, Amy Bredehoft1, Catherine Acio1 and
Mark H. Forsyth. 2013. The Expression of of the Adhesin SabA in Helicobacter
pylori is Affected by Transcriptional Phase Variation as well as ArsR Repression.
American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. Denver Colorado.
29. Kevin A. Leslie2 and Mark H. Forsyth. 2012. Investigation of Prophage in
Clinical Isolates of Helicobacter pylori. American Society for Microbiology
General Meeting. San Francisco.
28. Eclipse A.J.1, Girolama Q. Bui1 and Mark H. Forsyth. 2012. Allelic Variation
in the Promoter Region of P7, a Gene Found Predominantly Among cag PAI
negative Helicobacter pylori isolates. American Society for Microbiology
General Meeting. San Francisco.
27. Samuel Harvey1, Vanessa Quinlivan-Repasi2, Andrew Canakis1, Michelle
Gillespie1, Mark H. Forsyth. 2012. Transcriptional Regulation of the Acetone
Carboxylase Operon via Two-Component Signal Transduction in Helicobacter
pylori. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. San Francisco.
26. Jefferson, Sharese1 D. Yardley F. Albarracin1, Daniel A. Angeles1,
Herman J. Aparicio1, Madeleine S. Arencibia1, Connor G. Bost1,
Girolama Q. Bui1, Vivian K. Cooper1, Krysten A. Corzo1, Elizabeth R.
Capaci, 1 Ariel J. Eclipse1, Francisco Enriquez1, Charles N. Gowan1,
Danielle A. Laing1, Jasmine T. Marshall1, Jessica R. Murray, 1 Kevin M.
Orndorff1, Joesph V. Reilly1, Erin Sadler1, Michelle, R. Selim1, Samuel D.
Sessou, 1 Desmarie Y. Sherwood1, Rebecca Starr1, Asia L. Sykes, 1
Daniel F. Sylvester, 1 Laura E. Traub1, Kimberly Javier1, Kobe C.
Gordon1, Jillian Walton1, Arrykka S. Jackson1, Samuel E. Harvey1,
Daniel Hallinger2, Kurt E. Williamson, Margaret S. Saha and Mark H.
Forsyth. Isolation, Characterization of 16 Novel Bacteriophage Infecting
Mycobacterium smegmatis; Complete Genome sequence of three
isolates, Doom, Fascinus, and Nemo. 2010. American Society for
Microbiology General Meeting. San Diego, CA.
25. Daniel Hallinger2 and Mark H. Forsyth. Allelic and Isoform Frequency
Analysis for the Acid-responsive Histidine Kinase arsS of Helicobacter pylori.
2010. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. San Diego, CA.
24. Kevin A. Leslie1, Noor-ul-huda Mehdi1 and Mark H. Forsyth. Sequence
Analysis of a Helicobacter pylori Prophage Found Predominantly among cag
PAI Negative Isolates. 2010. American Society for Microbiology General
Meeting. San Diego, CA.
23. Lauren K. O’Hagan1 and Mark H. Forsyth. An ORF (P7) Over-Represented
among cag PAI Negative Isolates of Helicobacter pylori is Frequently a
Pseudogene when Present in cag PAI Positive Isolates. 2010. American Society
for Microbiology General Meeting. San Diego, CA.
22. A.S. Jackson1, H. M. Whelan1, A. M. Perz1, S. E. Harvey1, V.
Villanueva1, R. E. Blue2, L. Barker2, T. Jordan2, K. E. Williamson1, M. S.
Saha1 and M. H. Forsyth1. Isolation, Characterization and Genome
Sequence of a Novel Bacteriophage Infecting Mycobacterium
smegmatis. 2009. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting.
Boston, MA.
21. Liu, M., Moghadam, S., Cummings, C.A., Doulatov S., Fujiama D., Jani
A., Forsyth M.H., Schroeder I., Cotter P.A., and J.F. Miller. Characterization
of Bordetella bronchiseptica Strains Requiring Elevated CO2 Levels for
Induction of Bvg+ Phase Genes. June 2008. American Society for
Microbiology General Meeting. Boston, MA.
20. John B. Miller Jr1, Kate R. Ridgway1, A. Sophia Gayek1, Xi Liu1, Krishna
Dondeti1, Hillary J. Schwab1, David M. Theurer1, Richard M. Peek Jr., and
M.H. Forsyth. Prophage Sequences are more Frequently Present in Cag PAI
Negative than Cag PAI positive Isolates of Helicobacter pylori. June 2008.
American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. Boston, MA.
19. George W. Liechti2, Robert A. Pitts1, and M. H. Forsyth. Allelic Variation
and Pseudogenes Potentially Involved in the Evolution of Virulence in
Helicobacter pylori. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting.
June 2005. Atlanta GA.
18. Andrew C. Goodwin1, Daniel M. Weinberger1, Da-In Kim1 and M. H.
Forsyth. “Phase Variation at the Helicobacter pylori Adhesin Locus, sabA”
American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. June 2005. Atlanta GA.
17. Daniel M. Weinberger1, Andrew C. Goodwin1, and M.H. Forsyth. A Role
for the Two Component Signal Transduction System HP0166-HP0165 in
Adherence of Helicobacter pylori to AGS Cells. American Society for
Microbiology General Meeting. June 2005. Atlanta GA.
16. John T. Loh, M. H. Forsyth, and Timothy L. Cover. Growth Phase
Regulation of flaA Expression in Helicobacter pylori is luxS Dependent.
American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. May 2004. New
Orleans, LA
15. Shannon L. McNulty1, Beth M. Mole1, Issy Segal, Daiva Dailidiene,
Ousman Secka, Richard Adegbola, Julian Thomas, Richard M. Peek, Jr.,
Douglas E. Berg, M. H. Forsyth. Analysis of Gene Regulation Mediated by
the Two-Component Signal Transduction System HP1364-HP1365 in
Helicobacter pylori. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting.
May 2004. New Orleans, LA
14. Courtney E. Terry1, Lisa M. McGinnis1, Richard M. Peek Jr., and M. H.
Forsyth. Comparative Genomics of cag-PAI Positive and cag-PAI Negative
Helicobacter pylori Isolates: Identification of Novel Markers for cag-PAI
Positive strains. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. May
2004. New Orleans, LA.
13. Allison A. Markowsky1, Ping Cao, Timothy L. Cover , M. H. Forsyth.
Analysis of Gene Regulation Mediated by the Two-Component Signal
Transduction System HP1364-HP1365 in Helicobacter pylori. American
Society for Microbiology General Meeting. May 2004. New Orleans, LA.
12. Andrew C. Goodwin1 and M. H. Forsyth. The Role of tenA in
transcriptional regulation in Helicobacter pylori , American Society for
Microbiology General Meeting. May 2004. New Orleans, LA.
11. R. E. Horak2, M.H. Forsyth, and C. L. Van Dover#. Light Production by
Sulfide-Oxidizing Bacteria? A Possible Light Source for Chloroplast-
Sequestering Foraminiferans. American Society for Limnology and
Oceangraphy Annual Meeting. February, 2004. Hawaii.
10. R. E. Horak2, M.H. Forsyth, and C. L. Van Dover#.Does Sulfide Oxidation
in Beggiatoa spp. Produce Light? American Society for Limnology and
Oceanography, Salt Lake City, UT February, 2004.
9. L. J. Terry1, J. J. Gumulak-Smith#, & M. H. Forsyth. Growth-Phase
dependency of Autoinducer-2 synthesis in Helicobacter pylori. General
Meeting of The American Society for Microbiology. May 2003.
Washington, D.C.
8. K. C. Madigan1, B. R. DeGeorge1, & M. H. Forsyth. Helicobacter pylori
genes over-represented in cag + strains may be unrecognized virulence
factors. General Meeting of The American Society for Microbiology. May
2003. Washington, D.C.
7. A. C. Goodwin1, J. C. Mackow1, & M. H. Forsyth. Phase variation in the
Helicobacter pylori contingency genes sabA and sabB. 103rd
General Meeting of The American Society for Microbiology. May 2003.
Washington, D.C.
6. B. M. Mole1, J. D. Hall1, P. Cao, I. Segal, O. Secka, R. Adegbola, J.
Thomas, D. Dailidiene, D. E. Berg, T. L. Cover, & M. H. Forsyth.
Differences among Helicobacter pylori strains in a signal transduction
Cascade. 103rd General Meeting of The American Society for Microbiology.
May 2003. Washington, D.C.
5. J. M. Whitaker2, D.A. Cristol, & M.H. Forsyth. Plumage as a Microhabitat
for Keratinolytic Bacilli. 103rd General Meeting of The American Society for
Microbiology. May 2003. Washington, D.C.
4. K. C. Madigan1, B. R. DeGeorge1, & M. H. Forsyth. The Use of DNA
Array Analysis to Identify Unique Gene Sequences in Type I strains of
Helicobacter pylori. 102nd General Meeting of The American Society for
Microbiology. May 2002. Salt Lake City, Utah.
3. B. R. DeGeorge1, K. C. Madigan1 & M. H. Forsyth. A Comparative
Genomics Study of Virulent and Avirulent Helicobacter pylori. 102nd
General Meeting of The American Society for Microbiology. May 2002.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
2. J. D. Hall1, T. L. Cover, P. Cao. P. P. Garcia, & M. H. Forsyth.
Genome Wide Transcriptional Profiling in a Histidine Kinase Mutant of
Helicobacter pylori Identifies Members of a regulon. 102nd General Meeting
of The American Society for Microbiology. May 2002. Salt Lake City.
1. L. J. Terry1, P. P. Garcia, & M. H. Forsyth. The Effects of Autoinducer
on Gene Expression in Helicobacter pylori. 102nd General Meeting of The
American Society for Microbiology. May 2002. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Professional Service:
a. Professional Service Activities
-Faculty Assembly (Elected three year term; 2015-2018).
-Biology Department Diversity and Inclusion Committee. 2017-18.
-President's Task Force on Race and Race Relations. 2015.
-Biology Search Committee; Microbiology 2015-16
-Plumeri Awards Committee. 2015 & 2017.
-Class of 2018 Professorship Committee. 2015.
-Charles Center Monroe Scholars Reading Group. 2015.
-Biology search committee Plant Physiologist 2012-2013
-Faculty Compensation Board 2010-2014
-Faculty liason to the Student Conduct Council
-Admissions Advisory Committee 2009-2012.
-Class of 1940 Scholarship Panel 2012 and 2014
-Biology Department Curriculum Committee 2012-2014.
-ad hoc Committee Member (Chair)-Grade Appeal, Bio 203, Spring 2004.
-ad hoc Committee (Chair) – Research Staff Hiring. 2006
-Plant Physiology Faculty Search Committee- 2004-2005.
-Genetics Faculty Search Committee- 2005-2006.
-Conservation Biology Faculty Search Committee – 2006-07 & 2008-09.
-Biology Curriculum Committee 2000-2001
-Biology Graduate Committee 2001-2005
-Institutional Biosafety Committee 2000-present (Chair 2006-2007)
-Murray Scholars Examination Committee – 2006.
-Biology Library Committee 2001-2007 (Chair 2005-2007).
-Biology Personnel Committee – 2006-07 and 2009-10 (Chair), 2010-14, and
2015-18.
-Search Committee – Virginia Institute of Marine Science – Invertebrate
Pathobiologist - 2001
-Instructor – HHMI Teacher Update course – Microbiology – 2001.
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – PloS Pathogens
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Future Microbiology
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Pathogens and Disease
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Virulence
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Helicobacter
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Gut Microbes
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Molecular Microbiology
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – American Journal of Gastroenterology
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Journal of Bacteriology
-Reviewer (ad hoc) – Archives of Microbiology
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – BMC Genomics
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Applied and Environmental Microbiology
-Reviewer (ad hoc) – FASEB Journal
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Microbes and Infection
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Microbiology
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Microbial Pathogenesis
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Microbiology and Immunology
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – FEMS Microbiology Letters
-Reviewer (ad hoc) – Current Medicinal Chemistry.
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Jeffress Memorial Trust
- Reviewer (ad hoc) - U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation
- Reviewer (ad hoc) – Arab Science and Technology Foundation: Iraq
Research and Development Initiative
Community service (professional)
-Mentor - The Governor's School for Science and Technology. ---
-Senior Research Symposium Judge; The Governor's School for Science
and Technology. Newport News, VA.
-Science Fair Judge, Woodside High School, Newport News, VA.
-Guest Program Presenter. Nature Camp, Vesuvius, VA (presented an
interactive evening program on microbial interactions in various
environments),
